New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-20


walked ont of the room amid profound silence
As | went through the door | half turned, and
saw the Colonel wiping the wine from his face
with his pocket handkerchief | knew nj once
the consequence Of my insane act The occasion
likewise was the worst possible upon which
Il could have happened. IN outrage like that
committed in the face Of the station could not he
condoncd or miiigatcd. My career was AT an end.
| was on nv way 10 my quarters when an IDEA,
fitting enough 10 the frame Of mind in which i
then was. took possession Of mo; could II be the
case that Mrs Ilumhy hiding in the jungle
II was possible enough and quite certain thai,
If So She would never live Ia soc the sun RS"
| looked quickly back. expecting To SEQ the
al Infant following 20 place me under arrest !
saw no one: and without an instant further
thought. proceeded 10 devote my last few hours
Of personal lilorty 10 the forlorn hope OF dis
covering Mrs Ilumbv.
II she had fled 10 the jungle last night she
was dead or lost before now. such searching
ms This was vain and with the foolish wish
Swinging from my impo'"ncy 10 save her on
the ono hand and the impending anNicticS Of
my own circumstances on the othor-that were
myself dead along with her. came the sudden
revelation that | might not in reality be far
from similar fntc.
II was : O'Clock in the evening before | got
ont Of the Jungle and | need handy add that
my escape due entirely To- chance. had
e. keep my bed for three days aft"rward.
will not dwell further on this part Of my
narrative. II was noon when I got back 10 the
station-a sight | was 10 create establishment -
and | had not reilly penetrated moro than a
mile into the Jungle all tho night suppose had
been going in circle the whole time. as lost men
are SAID 10 do
throw Of my tattcrcd mess uniform and
replacing il with suit Of khaki ] lung myself
on nv bed. WAS weary and thirsty. My bed
offered me rcet: my servant brought mo drink
hut neither awaited me- lay for more than
nm hour. completely broken down and wr"tch'd'
before any one came near me. or c"ur" was
cvrcctinc q visit from The adutant-who. my
scrvaat told me- and rs, indeed. ! had only
expected had been there already carly in tic
mornng-nnd tie clnnlling q sworl IN ~"
vcrnnia outside soon announced his arrivnl lie
halted in the middle 81 the room and REGARDED
me a moment with interest. without speaking |
pointed 20 my sword. living on q chair in corner
and said: There II j.. clinton; kho"
that have finished witt - now
But instead Of going = rough Tie form ~ plac-
inc uc under nrrc>i. tie nd lutaui came over and
sat on The side ~ my bcl Il e,y. Charlie
hc observed. "you have been making rather q mes,
81 H. Where have ,ou been all night
Never mind. Clinton; il isut Of H." least
consequence suppose au 10 regard myself rs
Irisoncr?'
well, no: IT isn't so lad as that Old fellow.
IFS had enough. though What possessed You
last night 10 90 on like that And yon don
drink. However. il was icsrinlly unlucky an
those men were there. We're il not for that
lchcyc-bctwcn you and mc-thc Colonel would
Jet il pass"
"Whnt!r cried in establishment An act
like that-at 'hc mcs~-tahicr"
Even Ao Charlie. he was wrong himself,
and be- didt talk" into account your Well, ""
all know boz" deeply interested You were about
poor Mrs llumby. But happening a." way it
did, you know hc can't pass it over
Yet you don't place ne under arrest, Gin
tou'7
80 not Tat. Eut-wc are every man Of us
heartily sorry Nou may J." surc-you will have 10
send ia your papers. know the Colonel viii
have some trouble i'm arranging il for you. but hc
will do il. You Will have to act 1T onc".n This
was my sentence. II was mildcr than ! had cX-
pcctod. but was practically the same thing. In
stead Of being ca~hcrrd by the sentence IF court
martial. ! Was allowed 10 cashier myself Yet i'm
the service there is n difference between the two
things: and could but Acknowledge the Coloncl's
uudcscrvcd cnicncy. knew we'll enough that
il world cos: him .om"tiip" 10 carry this matter
in my favor against tie force II official iincts
II tie stan. several of whom were present when I
flung the wine in his face and used to him that
language.
1T is very good Of the Colonel, Clinton I
said. after thinking il over. have not deserved
his lcnicncy know I have behaved outrag-
ousy: but could not have helped it-Conycy
my thanks to him. will ou?-And nowT | added
turning out. II may well do whn, i, necessary.
IL comes 10 the same thing for me-, Clinton i'm the
/ end. doesn't il Pr
Nonsense. Charlie; YOU know il doesn't
shook my head. for knew that il did had
a lively grasp Of my situation now Clinton in
structcd m" what 10 do; and sitting down at my
writing table ] went through that form known i'm
the service as Sending in your fnpcrs.' that is
requesting permission to resign your commission.
Along with this sent in an application for leave
IN ref IA uplu 4 fro,
service. As | signed th-Sc papers and handed
them 10 the nd infant my carer n soldier was
practically terminated. 1t WAS necessary that
should leave the regiment at the earliest possible
moment; and to facilitate this the telegraph
would, rs matter Of course, bc called into ser
vice. Accordingly | might now set about the
work Of iackinc up my traps for England. II is
depressing enough 10 "A young man 10 be suddenly
deprived Of Il career which he has learned 10 love
but this the least Of my troubles at the mo-
mcnt. doubted whether ! had money enough Ia
pay my EXPENSES Ia England; yet this did not
much concern me. | was oppressed 10y other and
. heavier auNi"ticS.
"Clinton." asked. as gave him the papers has
anything been heard Of Mrs. IIumby to-Aay?"
Not "a wor'l." the "All that was
possible has been done to discover trace of her,
but in vain.'
docs the policeman know nothng-the man
who was on duty at her door,"
"Oh, the fellow asleep II was then that
she disappeared. People begin to adopt Lady
. ORcilly's conviction on the matter the most
probable solution Of her isappcafancc-indcc,l
the only one
What docs Lady ORcily say" | asked
eagerly
That the poor things brain became affected
by the terrible anxiety Of her situation, and that
she wandered into the jungle. 1t certainly is awful
to think of, Everest Yet what else could have
become OF herr"
| What clsel In that Indian station, knowing
| circumstances as they did. this was the only